2016 Award Winners

Schools of Excellence

 

Thorntons Ferry School (elementary), Merrimack
Lancaster Elementary School (K-8), Lancaster
Gilbert H. Hood Middle School (middle school), Derry
White Mountains Regional High School (high School), Whitefield

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Middle School of Excellence Finalist

Hampton Academy (middle school) Hampton

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Special Recognition Award 

Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS) Exeter

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Award Winners

 

Dr. Brian Blake
Superintendent of the Year
NH School Administrators Association

 

Eric Bowman
Donald R. Marquis Memorial Teacher of the Year Award
NH Council for the Social Studies

 

Terry Bullard
Susan Janosz Award
NH Society of Technology in Education

 

Stephanie Burke
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
NH Department of Education

 

Jill Connors
Assistant Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals

 

Donna Couture
Extended Learning Opportunity Coordinator of the Year
Extended Learning Opportunities Network

 

Jill Canillas Daley
School Librarian of the Year
NH School Library Media Association

 

Jennifer Deenik
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
NH Department of Education

 

Mary Beth Donovan-Olson
Art Educator of the Year
NH Art Educators’ Association

 

Laura Ernst
World Language Teacher of the Year
NH Association of World Language Teachers

 

Laurie Fleming
School Nurse of the Year
NH School Nurses’ Association

 

Stacy Gingras
Business Educator of the Year
NH Business Education Association

 

Lynn Morgan Gnaegy
Bonnie Simpson Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year
NH Association of Family & Consumer Sciences

 

Brian Gray
Pat Keyes Award
NH Society of Technology in Education

 

Dr. Elizabeth Harwood
Outstanding Teaching in Postsecondary Education
NH College and University Council

 

Kent Hemingway
Outstanding Educational Leadership Award
NH Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development

 

Hooksett School Board
School Board of the Year
NH School Boards Association

 

Barbara Hopkins
Outstanding Service Award
NH School Administrators Association

 

Dr. Mark Joyce
Special Dedication Award
NH Excellence in Education Board

 

Shelly Larochelle
Elementary Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals

 

Ron Leclerc
Alexander J. Blastos Distinguished Service Award
NH Association of School Business Officials

 

Kimberly Lyndes
Middle School Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals

 

Meg J. Petersen
Dennise Maslakowski Education Award
Plymouth State University

 

Brian Pickering
Secondary School Principal of the Year
NH Association of School Principals

 

Brenda Poznanski
School Counselor of the Year
NH School Counselor Association

 

Ashley Preston
Teacher of the Year
NH Department of Education

 

Thomas Quigley
Distinguished Music Educator of the Year
NH Music Educators Association

 

Amy Ransom
School Business Administrator of the Year
NH Association of School Business Officials

 

Riddle Brook School Library – Harriett Ferns, Librarian
Outstanding School Library Program
NH School Library Media Association

 

Leo Sandy
Association of School Psychologists Lifetime Achievement Award
NH Association of School Psychologists

 

Tari Selig
School Psychologist of the Year
NH Association of School Psychologists

 

Anita Shaw
Reading Teacher of the Year
Granite State Reading Council

 

Thom Smith
Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical
NH Charitable Foundation

 

Helen Steele
Doris Barnes Retired Educator Lifetime Achievement Award
NH Excellence in Education Board

 

Peter Whelley
School Psychologists Lifetime Achievement Award
NH Association of School Psychologists

 

Cynthia White
Special Education Teacher of the Year
Council for Exceptional Children NH

 

Program Dedicated to:
Dr. Virginia Barry
Dr. Paul Leather